PepsiCo to Drop Aspartame From Diet Pepsi

[icyfroth]

PepsiCo said it would switch to sucralose, a less controversial but still artificial sweetener. The beverage giant said the change—the boldest soda reformulation since Coca-Cola's New Coke fiasco—was in response to consumer surveys showing aspartame as the No. 1 reason Americans are shunning diet colas.

The new sweetener is a blend of sucralose and acesulfame potassium that will be used in Diet Pepsi, Caffeine Free Diet Pepsi and Wild Cherry Diet Pepsi in the U.S. beginning in August. The new sweetener formulation “was developed after extensive research and testing with U.S. diet cola drinkers,” the company said.

The Center for Science in the Public Interest, a public health group and soft drink critic, said Friday that, while consumers should still avoid acesulfame potassium, more commonly known as Ace K, sucralose is “likely’’ a safer sweetener than aspartame. It cited past studies suggesting aspartame had caused tumors in rats, and said tests in the 1970s flagged Ace K as a potential cancer risk.

Coke and Pepsi have both been trying to solve the diet sweetener problem for years. Pepsi tweaked Diet Pepsi a couple of years ago to a blend that retained aspartame but mixed it with acesulfame potassium.

They have both spent heavily in recent years trying to develop zero-calorie sweeteners that can be marketed as natural, not artificial. Each has placed bets on stevia, which is derived from a plant but can leave a bitter aftertaste.

Coke and Pepsi rolled out cola variations sweetened with stevia in the U.S. last year, but mixed in sugar, turning them into mid-calorie colas instead of diet colas.

Entire Article Here

Again the aluminium connection:

Artificial Chemical Sweeteners - Grocery Warning

Making matters worse, soft drink companies put their liquid products containing aspartame in containers made of aluminum.

When this aluminum - a known neurotoxin - is combined with aspartame, the results are multiplied:

In the case of diet drinks in aluminum cans, the very brain-toxic aluminum fluoride compound co-exists with multiple toxins found in aspartame, thus creating the most powerful government-approved toxic soup imaginable. With the strong association between aluminum, excitotoxins, aluminum fluoride complexes and Alzheimer’s disease, it would be completely irresponsible to encourage people to consume this toxic mixture.

Yet, this is done literally billions of times every year in advertising. It is important to remember that the aluminum can has been around for only about three decades, and most toxin-related diseases take years of accumulation to produce the full clinical expression of the disorder.
-Russell Blaylock, M.D., Health and Nutrition Secrets That Can Save Your Life

[punch*drunk]

I try and avoid as many chemicals as I can in my diet and I feel better for it. I'm actually astounded at how much soft drink people consume, diet or not, we have a whole aisle in the supermarket for them and most people you see at the checkouts have a slab or 3. I am one of those mean mothers that doesnt allow her kids to drink coke at all and other soft drinks are a rare treat.

[siggie-reported-by-alarmists]

It's not mean...... it's good parenting.

My concern is more about the amount of caffeine/Acid  in coke..... I don't understand why people would give it to kids.

The phosphoric Acid in coke makes coke a cola a great metal cleaner/soak if you ever run out..... don't give it to kids.

[icyfroth]

Another sign of Astroturfers:

Don't address the actual validity of claims against the product or try to prove the product is safe.

Attack the personal details of those presenting a case against the product.

Siggie have you checked who the people are  behind the "quack of the day" website?

[siggie-reported-by-alarmists]

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@siggie-reported-by-alarmists wrote:

"From Quack of the day link -

"Could it be that Dr. Blaylock has studied the long term negative side effects of the sweetener aspartame and has produced scientific

evidence to support his theory that it is responsible for causing Multiple Sclerosis? 

No, because he has never bothered to produce

evidence nor has he participated in research to support his theory.Could it be that Dr. Blaylock has finally been able to produce

evidence that his claims about the dangers of aluminum cookware, or fluoridated drinking water, or dental fillings are substantiated

and verified? No, because he hasn’t bothered to produce the research, add his name to a study, or even be bothered to write

unpublished papers detailing his claims in any detail."

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Icy, can you provide research by Blaylock that supports his theories?.........Therefore support your theories.

[karliandjacko]

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@icyfroth wrote:

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Yeah but who edits google? Anyone can put an article on google, the google ppl will edit it, or not, according to their mandate. Maybe check Ms Attkisson's speech again, or click through the link in Joanies post to hear what's said there about google. And Astroturfers. And the influence they have on organisations like google.

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Google is a search engine not an automated or human operated document editor.

[karliandjacko]

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@punch*drunk wrote:

I try and avoid as many chemicals as I can in my diet and I feel better for it. I'm actually astounded at how much soft drink people consume, diet or not, we have a whole aisle in the supermarket for them and most people you see at the checkouts have a slab or 3. I am one of those mean mothers that doesnt allow her kids to drink coke at all and other soft drinks are a rare treat.

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Same here.  Soft drinks are a rarity and coke is for adult consumption.  They're such a waste of money for an overdose of sugar.

[jimmy*part4]

I'm glad they're not going to continue using it. I've heard enough that I won't buy anything with it, for 2 years now.

You guys don't want us to be fat and unhealthy forever, do you? : )

Trans fat banned at all restaurants....

Artificial trans fats were as American as apple pie when New York City's health-conscious mayor, Michael Bloomberg, pushed to ban them from restaurant food in his city in 2006.

By Thursday, though, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had announced that it would finish off the fats for good by phasing them out of all foodstuffs nationwide.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/08/bloomberg-trans-fat_n_4239264.html

What took em!

Kraft Macaroni and Cheese in the US contains the artificial food dyes Yellow 5 and Yellow 6. These unnecessary – yet potentially harmful - dyes are not in Kraft Macaroni and Cheese in other countries, including the UK, because they were removed due to consumer outcry. Kraft reformulated their product for the UK, but not for their fellow American citizens.

https://www.change.org/p/kraft-stop-using-dangerous-food-dyes-in-our-mac-cheese

Say no to GMO.

NEW YORK

Chipotle says it has completed phasing out genetically modified ingredients from its food, making it the first national fast-food chain to do so.

The Denver-based chain had already been using mostly non-GMO ingredients, but was working on making final changes to its tortillas.

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article19701903.html#storylink=cpy

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article19701903.html

[icyfroth]

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@siggie-reported-by-alarmists wrote:

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@siggie-reported-by-alarmists wrote:

"From Quack of the day link -

"Could it be that Dr. Blaylock has studied the long term negative side effects of the sweetener aspartame and has produced scientific

evidence to support his theory that it is responsible for causing Multiple Sclerosis? 

No, because he has never bothered to produce

evidence nor has he participated in research to support his theory.Could it be that Dr. Blaylock has finally been able to produce

evidence that his claims about the dangers of aluminum cookware, or fluoridated drinking water, or dental fillings are substantiated

and verified? No, because he hasn’t bothered to produce the research, add his name to a study, or even be bothered to write

unpublished papers detailing his claims in any detail."

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Icy, can you provide research by Blaylock that supports his theories?.........Therefore support your theories.

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OK will go search.

Meantime, did you check the Quack of the day people?

[icyfroth]

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@karliandjacko wrote:

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@icyfroth wrote:

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Yeah but who edits google? Anyone can put an article on google, the google ppl will edit it, or not, according to their mandate. Maybe check Ms Attkisson's speech again, or click through the link in Joanies post to hear what's said there about google. And Astroturfers. And the influence they have on organisations like google.

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Google is a search engine not an automated or human operated document editor.

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Yes you're right, I meant Wiki.

[siggie-reported-by-alarmists]

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@icyfroth wrote:

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@siggie-reported-by-alarmists wrote:

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@siggie-reported-by-alarmists wrote:

"From Quack of the day link -

"Could it be that Dr. Blaylock has studied the long term negative side effects of the sweetener aspartame and has produced scientific

evidence to support his theory that it is responsible for causing Multiple Sclerosis? 

No, because he has never bothered to produce

evidence nor has he participated in research to support his theory.Could it be that Dr. Blaylock has finally been able to produce

evidence that his claims about the dangers of aluminum cookware, or fluoridated drinking water, or dental fillings are substantiated

and verified? No, because he hasn’t bothered to produce the research, add his name to a study, or even be bothered to write

unpublished papers detailing his claims in any detail."

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Icy, can you provide research by Blaylock that supports his theories?.........Therefore support your theories.

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OK will go search.

Meantime, did you check the Quack of the day people?

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Quack of the day  goes to........Blaylock...........are you not following the thread?